MICHAL KANKA cracked in a hat-trick as Bees moved to the top of the English Premier League table last night.

Matt Foord was also on target for the defending champions, who notched their second successive maximum-point weekend.

Bees stepped up the pace after a goalless first period, although there was more than an element of luck about Kanka’s first goal, which went in off an Isle of Wight player’s hand after a big bounce off the glass.

Kanka’s second took a big deflection off an opponent’s stick, but Raiders reduced the deficit before the end of the middle session through Robert Franc.

Foord put Bees 3-1 up in the 47th minute and Kanka wrapped up the scoring by completing his treble with a perfect finish to team-mate Peter Jasik’s pass.